Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
喜得
xǐdé
Description
"喜得"是一个书面词，意思是高兴地得到，多用来说得到孩子或者好东西。
"喜得" is a literary term meaning to happily receive, often used for getting a child or something good.
我们常常在报纸或者祝福的话里看到这个词。
We often see this word in newspapers or in words of blessing.
Meanings
喜得xǐdé
to happily obtain (esp. a child)
他们去年喜得一个女儿。
They happily had a daughter last year.
喜得xǐdé
fortunately; luckily (literary)
喜得雨来得早，庄稼有救了。
Fortunately, the rain came early, saving the crops.
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Notes
- Etymology
喜 (joy) + 得 (to obtain), literally "to joyfully get."
- Nuance
literary and formal; often used in announcements of a new baby.
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